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Top news and merchandising and marketing trends unfolding with grocery consumer brands in beverages, natural and organic, snacks, condiments and more.

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CBA Raises Its Call for Supply-Chain Reforms With New Policy Platform

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Jul. 20, 2021

Federal government "must take action to end its uncoordinated and outdated approach to supply-chain policy and let some steam out of the engine," Consumer Brands Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman says.

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Producer Prices Surged Again in June

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Jul. 14, 2021

Producer price spikes, especially in meats and other in-demand categories, may be outstripping grocery retailers' ability to take price hikes.

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U.S. Cannabis Food and Beverage Market Expected to Reach $20B

By Jennifer Strailey on Jul. 12, 2021

A new report from Research and Markets finds the U.S. cannabis industry is leading global growth, with sales expected to reach more than $20 billion by 2026.

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Chobani Files for Proposed IPO

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jul. 07, 2021

After expanding into oat milk in 2019 and adding a line of zero-sugar yogurts this summer, the company is taking steps toward going public.

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Plant-Based Snacker Lays Down Its Chips

By WGB Staff on Jul. 01, 2021

Peatos, the punchy challenger snack brand that’s taken direct aim at category giants with “clean” alternatives, now wants a bite at the tortilla chip market.

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DoorDash, Beyond Meat Launch Exclusive Summer Grilling Kits

By WGB Staff on Jun. 28, 2021

Beyond Meat, which debuted an updated Beyond Burger in grocery stores nationwide this spring, is teaming up with DoorDash for a delivery-only grilling kit available exclusively through DoorDash's DashMart concept.

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Grains Gains: Producer Prices for Grains Soared in May

By Christine LaFave Grace on Jun. 15, 2021

Prices for grains, beef and veal, and oilseeds climbed in May as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the biggest year-over-year gain in producer prices since November 2010.

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At Pop Up Grocer, the Goal Is New-Product Discovery, Minus the Clutter

By Christine LaFave Grace on May 27, 2021

The pop-up grocery-store concept highlights on-trend categories and emerging CPG brands that have been heavily promoted on social.

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U.S. Grocery Spending Grew 14% During COVID: Report

By Kristina Hurtig on Mar. 15, 2021

NCSolutions attributes increase in spending to Americans cleaning more and cooking at home more in its full-year analysis of pandemic shopping.

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'Urgent Transformation' Needed Post-Pandemic, CPG Group Says

By Christine LaFave Grace on Mar. 11, 2021

Emerging more resilient and more trusted will require fixing supply-chain issues and redoubling efforts on sustainability and social responsibility, the Consumer Brands Association finds.

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